These baked chocolate donuts are easy to make and so decadently delicious. Studded with little bites of melty chocolate inside and full of rich chocolate flavor, you won’t be missing the fryer for these!

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These baked chocolate donuts are easy to make and so decadently delicious. Studded with little bites of melty chocolate inside and full of rich chocolate flavor, you won’t be missing the fryer for these!

Bacon Green Bean Bundles are a super easy delicious side that can be prepped ahead of time, stored in the fridge and loaded into the oven shortly before serving. They are prefect for dinner parties as each guest gets their own neatly bundled serving of green beans!

Pineapple Zucchini Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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If you’re wondering what to do with all the zucchini from your garden, make this cake. It’s super moist and delicious! I adapted it from a Cooking Light carrot cake recipe. The carrot cake is also wonderful.

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:

1 cupAll-purpose Flour

½ cupsWhole Wheat Pastry Flour (You Can Use All White Flour If You Don't Have This)

1-¼ cupGranulated Sugar

½ cupsSweetened, Flaked Coconut

2 teaspoonsBaking Soda

1 teaspoonSalt

2 teaspoonsGround Cinnamon

¼ teaspoonsFreshly Grated Nutmeg, Or More To To Taste (optional)

1 pinchGinger (optional)

3 TablespoonsCanola Oil

2 wholeLarge Eggs

1 teaspoonVanilla

2 cupsGrated (unpeeled) Zucchini (See Note)

1 can(20 Oz. Size) Crushed Pineapple In Juice, Drained (Reserve Juice In Case You Need It For The Cake Batter Or The Frosting)

Preparation

To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt, and spices in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk.

Combine oil, eggs, and vanilla; stir well. Stir egg mixture, grated zucchini, and pineapple into the flour mixture. Batter will be stiff and dry but keep folding it and it will all come together. If it still seems too dry, just add a little splash of the pineapple juice.

Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for about 33–35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs and cake is pulling away from sides of pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.

To prepare frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Add a splash of milk or pineapple juice if necessary. Spread frosting over top of cake. You can garnish with chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired.

Notes : If your zucchini are huge, scrape the seeds out of the center before you shred it so it’s not too watery. Also, I spread it all out on layers of paper towel to drain it and dry it off a bit. Then I measure out 2 cups. I’m not sure if this is critical, though. Nuts can also be added to the cake batter if desired. This recipe makes a very generous amount of frosting.

This recipe can be turned into a Carrot Cake just by substituting shredded carrots for the zucchini.